Lumber-filer



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P. PETERSON.

LUMBEB PILER.

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, out departing from the spirit of my invention PATENT Eric.

PETER PETERSON, OF MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN.

LuMBER-PILER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,120, dated August16, 1898.

Application filed January 1 7, 1 8 9 8.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER PETERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Menominee, in the county of Menominee and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lumber-Pilers; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates tov improvements in the construction of devicesused for piling lumber; and the object is to provide a simple,inexpensive, and effective device of this character to facilitate theloading and unloading of the lumber on cars, wagons, and the like aswell .as conveniently arranging it in suitable piles and removing ittherefrom as occasion requires. j

To these ends the invent-ion consists in the construction, combination,and arrangement of the device, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawings show my invention in the best form now knownto me but many changes in the details might bel made within the skill ofa good mechanic withas set forth in the claims at the end of thisspecification.

The same reference characters indicate the saine parts of the inventionin the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved lumber-piler asl it appearsin operative position on a lumber-pile. Fig. 2 is a similar view showingthe device set up on the ground. Fig. 3 is a reduced perspective detailof the device as applied to a box-car.

1 denotes the base-board, which is pivoted at its upper end on a shaftor rod 2, iixedfbetween the parallel side rails 3 3. A crossbrace tconnects the lower ends of said rails, and 5 denotes an alined grooveinthe back of said base-board to receive said brace when the board isclosed between the rails, being held in this positionl by the slidingbolts 7 7,v fixed to therails, so that their free ends may be projectedacross the face of the board.

8 8 represent the suspension-hooks fixed to the outside of the upperends of the side rails Serial No. 666,939- (No model.)

to suspend the device from a lumber-pile, as shown in Fig. 1.

9 9 denote folding dogs hinged to the upper and lower ends of thebase-board for securing the device to the car when loading or unloadingthe same.

10 represents a vertical bar formed with suitable journals at its upperand lower ends, which have a bearing in the lugs 12 12, fixed to thebase-board. j

13 13 denote angular diverging arms eX- tending outwardly and upwardlyfrom the .upper end of said bar, and from the outer end of said arms apair of diagonal braces 14 extend downwardly to the bar. 15 represents acircular horizontal plate fixed to the outer ends of said arms tosupport a swivelbracket 16, centrally pivoted thereon by means of thebolt 17.

18 denotes a roller horizontally journaled inthe vertical parallel arms19 19 of said bracket 16. n

20 denotes a hand -lever fulcrumed on a transverse bolt 21 between thearms 13 13,- and it is formed with an integral pawl 22, which is adaptedto engagethe notches in the semicircular rack 23, so as to permit theadjustment of the bar 10 and the arms 13.

24 represents a vertical pin fixed in the upper face of the plate 15 tolimit the horizontal movement of the swivel-bracket 16.

25 represents a small hand-lever pivoted to the upper end of the mainlever 2O for conveniently manipulating the latter from the top of alumber-pile while it is operated direct by a person standing on theground. 4 In Fig. 3 I have shown the folding dogs 9 9on the upper andlower ends of the baseboard as fastened to the wall of the car bysuitable screws, so that the roller 18 projects into the door-opening.

The convenience and utility of the device willbe fully understood fromthe foregoing, taken in connection with the drawings.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, ,sq, n

' 1." The combination of thejbase-board, the side rails pivoted at theirupper ends on each side of said base-board and connected at their lowerends by the crossbrace, the vertical 3. The combination With thebase-board 1, p

the bearing-lugs 12, 12, and the notched rack 23, iixed to said board,the bar 10, axially I5 journaled in said lugs, the arms 13, 13, fixed tosaid bar, the roller 18, mounted on the outer ends of said arms, so asto rotate -on its axis and also in its own horizontal plane, and

the hand-lever 2O fuleru med in said arms and 2o adapted to engage saidnotched rack, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of tWoWitnesses.

PETER PETERSON. Witnesses:

L. D. EASTMAN, J. L. MGCLEAR.

